National Savings and FATF
If only a quarter of CDNS depositors decide to withdraw their investment, it will translate into about Rs1 trillion
Afshan Subohi
Dispensable objects
When media owners get their expensive cameras insured and leave the cameraman uncovered,...
Why Pakistan runs low on productivity
Per-worker labour productivity in the country grew 1.4pc annually between 2000 and 2017.
Hope against hope
The Dawn B&F team attempts to offer tips, note threats and identify trends leading the way in business and society.
Can democracy deliver prosperity?
Did it ease the economic stress of people and allow them to lead a decent productive life in dignity?
Business and the boots
The undeniable fact remains: the country’s growth did spike in Musharraf’s time.
East, West and CPEC
Ignoring economic compulsions, the West detests Pakistan drifting closer to China.
Reviving Tuwairqi Steel
‘The government may find it hard to quell fears and doubts of investors as....
Businesses procrastinate amid mental logjam
Business community’s nervousness demonstrated in the suppressed market activity in most sectors in the concluding week.
Shackles of elite capture
Prime Minister Imran Khan did fire youth’s imagination when he spoke of freeing the country from elite capture...
Shackles of elite capture
Hopping from one crisis to another, Pakistan is a busy place.
Taxing elite schools and hospitals
The representatives of private schools were not readily accessible for comments.
Betting on SEZs — again
Business community is desperately waiting for government measures that will reboot the economy.
Making riches off of poverty
Our poor ranking on HDI exposes the bankruptcy of ideas in the social welfare sector
Back-pedalling on provincial autonomy
Provinces consider the unilateral move by FBR to impose sales tax on restaurants as a blow to their fiscal independence.
The Dufflo challenge
‘Most critics belong to the band of lazy bumps, afraid to step out of the comfort of their black-and-white dream world.’
Why competition is missing
‘The archaic mindset is too deep-rooted in society. Government officers are control freaks. They are choking investment’
Is consumer confidence waxing or waning?
According to the SBP’s recent survey report, consumer confidence scaled up to 44.2 index points in September.
The high cost of inexperience
The second phase of CPEC demands a more pronounced provincial role.
Lost in transition
In this special report, the Dawn Business and Finance team tries to deconstruct the slide ...